Software developer · Punta Gorda, FL
Software developer in Punta Gorda: $5,342/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Punta Gorda at $134,510 a year. About 280 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.45). The 10th percentile is $89,520 and the 90th is $195,550. Pay ranks 31st-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,297/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,342 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Wildwood is the strongest other metro for this job ($5,164 left over a month), and Punta Gorda still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,342
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$134,510
$89,520 to $195,550
Rent (1 bd)
$1,297
$1,544 (2 bd)
Employment
280
Location quotient 0.45
Pay rank
31st of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $134,510.
- Taxes$2,652
- Rent$1,297
- Other living costs$1,919
- Left over$5,342
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $134,510
- Federal income tax
- −$21,529
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,290
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $102,691
- Effective tax rate
- 23.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,297
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $517
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,216
Left over each month
$11,209 gross, minus $2,652 in tax and $3,216 in living costs.
$5,342
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Wildwood, $5,164/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Punta Gorda?
$134,510 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 280 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Punta Gorda?
$5,342 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,297, and pay covers 8.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Punta Gorda leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Wildwood at $5,164 a month.